Only today checked into the forum--and learned the good news. Can't even remember when I got into KRY, but years and years ago, obviously. (Did so through selling put options--which sparked a pleasant acquaintance with OG/Pam.)

Thanks, thanks, a million thanks to all of you who dug into the intricacies of the ICSID process and kept the rest of us informed of the progress. I really did the free-rider trick in that regard, so thanks and thanks again.

Yes, there is some great nostalgia about the good old days here, and it does have a "family" feeling about it. Hell, even ole EZ was a delight--though he once roasted by backside for some silly, outrageous reason now long forgotten.

I've now caught up with all the unread posts--which took an hour or so. Many of you folks are beating yourselves up far too hard, IMO. KRY was always a speculation, right? It was sitting on the y-u-u-uge ore deposit, and only needed the permit to get going. Then the deal with China buying the company. Etc. etc. So we speculate with money we can afford to lose--and there's nothing stupid about speculating. So go easy on yourselves, folks. Sure, we lost some money, but c'est la vie in speculations, right?

Anyway, we might even recover a few bucks, it seems. Sort of like the classic wish of oldtimers (like me, at 83) who say they want to go out..."sliding into home plate and shouting SONOFABITCH WHAT A RIDE!!"

Cheers, one and all,

Lope